(4) PS Illustrated by Ingrid Godon. A child gives examples of the magic her mommy can do--making monsters disappear, healing boo-boos with kisses, making flowers grow and birthday cakes appear--all without the help of a magic wand. The text is more a paean to motherhood than a story for children, but with simple line strokes, the pastel and paint illustrations effectively turn the ordinary into extraordinary.

Reviewer: Rebecca Reed Whidden

(2) PS Illustrated by Ingrid Godon. In Godon's broadly rendered paint-and-pastel art, the narrator's daddy is so enormous that he's barely contained on the page. The illustrations reveal that, despite the child's imaginative hyperbole, this daddy is a safe and reliable haven and an affectionate playmate. While lacking the comic pizzazz of Feiffer's Daddy Mountain, this book has its own graphic virtuosity.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2005

(4) PS Illustrated by Claude K. Dubois. When Lola the hamster reveals that her parents call her endearing nicknames, her friend Lulu teases her but then appropriates Lola's nicknames for herself. After pouting for a while, Lola makes up with Lulu and teaches her to sing. Although the pictures add little new information to the story, the illustrations of the hamster characters are appealing,

Reviewer: Patricia Riley